Table 1 Maternal characteristics.

From: Physical activity during pregnancy and association with changes in fat mass and adipokines in women of normal-weight or with obesity

 

NW

n = 136

OB

n = 50

p

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

31.0 ± 3.6

31.1 ± 3.4

0.784

Parity (0/1/2/3) %

54/36/10/0

52/38/6/4

0.109

Educational level (2/3/4) %

11/15/74

32/18/50

0.003

BMI (kg/m2)

22.1 ± 1.5

34.4 ± 3.9

 < 0.001

GWG (kg)

11.4 ± 2.9

7.8 ± 4.3

 < 0.001

GWG > IOM guidelines %

8

42

 < 0.001

Trimester 1 measurements

FM (kg)

16.7 ± 4.1

46.6 ± 10.4

 < 0.001

Leptin (ng/ml)

13.0 ± 6.5

50.3 ± 17.5

 < 0.001

sOB-R (ng/ml)*

42.6 ± 13.2

23.2 ± 5.6

 < 0.001

Adiponectin (ug/ml)

17.7 ± 7.4

11.1 ± 5.6

 < 0.001

  1. p denotes significance between NW and OB using t-test for continuous variables, Chi square test for parity and education, and Fisher’s exact test for GWG > IOM guidelines. Educational levels: 2 = graduated from 3 year Swedish gymnasium (equivalent to upper secondary school), 3 = less than 3 years of university, 4 = more than 3 years of university. *sOB-R analysis was made on a subset of women; n = 84 for NW. GWG, gestational weight gain (from trimester 1 to 3), IOM, Institute of Medicine; NW, women of normal weight; OB, women with obesity.
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